Meet Our Team

At 3 years old, I made it my mission in life to save every stray in my neighborhood.  I told my parents I wanted to be a doggie doctor, not knowing what the word veterinarian meant. At 10 years old, I called the University of California Davis School of Veterinary Medicine Admissions Office and informed them that I would be graduating from their school, having heard it was the best in the country. I called almost every year, on my birthday, to tell them that my plans had not wavered and to ask what I should be working on. Years later when my interview came up, I was introduced by the admissions counselor as “the girl on the phone I told you about.” I applied without completing all of the pre-requisites, sure that I would not be let in my first application, but after telling them that I bribed my husband and kids with new cars upon graduation for their support through veterinary medical school, the 3 men interviewing me spent the next 15 minutes deciding what type of car they would purchase; next I threatened to maim them if I was not accepted (jokingly of course). Surprisingly, I was accepted and began the best and worst 4 years of my life. I graduated UC Davis in 1995, interned with a surgeon for one year, and then started working at Banfield.

In 2010, the opportunity to buy Awesome Care became available. I am married to a wonderful man, and together we have 6 kids. 5 of them have kids of their own, giving John and I 18 grandchildren. My youngest daughter, Jessica, states she chooses to not add any more to that party, and is solely focused on homework and horses. 4 of our 6 currently work in assorted medical fields. At home, I have 17 horses, 13 cats, 6 dogs, 2 goats, 1 shrimp, and an ever-changing number of strays. Outside of my job, my favorite thing to do is ride horses with my grandkids. Drill team is our chosen sport, but we do go to play days (barrel racing and pole-bending), cow sorting, and on trail rides through the river. I also enjoy mashed potatoes, Top Gun, Elvis Presley, and reading – mostly animal health books, articles and instructional papers, with the occasional Harlequin Romance, along with a few Bible verses every evening. I have always lived by the Golden Rule and I encourage everyone to pet their pet, hug their family, and say an encouraging word every day. The best thing about my job is seeing the look in the patient’s eyes when they know that I am trying to help them. The best feeling in the world is treating sick patients and being able to prevent my patients from becoming sick. I love my job, and there is absolutely no doubt in my mind that I was born to be a Veterinarian. My name is Cammie Clough, DVM, and my favorite thing in the world is providing awesome care for your awesome pets at Awesome Care Veterinary and Laser Center.

My name is Jessie Clough; I am Dr. Clough’s [favorite] daughter. I hold more than one position at Awesome Care: intern, volunteer, court jester, puppy-snuggler, future veterinarian, receptionist, assistant technician, and lunch-runner. I am currently attending Oklahoma State University Stillwater, working towards a bachelor in Animal Sciences, and the next step is Veterinary School starting in 2018. Though Awesome Care is primarily a small animal practice, my plan is to focus on equine medicine, and run an ambulatory practice out of Awesome Care. I never cared for cows…but my major is all about cows, and now I know too much about cows, so I’ll probably practice bovine medicine as well… Enough about the future! My career path started at 23 hours old, when my insane mother decided to check us out of the hospital and head to the barn. Not even a day old, and I was placed upon the broad back of my mother’s 16-hand paint gelding, Hunter. 4 short years later, I was given my first pony. Pretty Boy was a black leather bag of bones and green ooze. My mom, a hero, saved the little brat. I started riding lessons on him…well, I tried anyway. If you ever hear rumors about ponies being evil, believe it! He threw me off more times than I care to count. I remember once I was just lying there, in the mud where I had landed, debating whether or not I even wanted to drag myself off the ground and back into my little saddle. My mom called out, “Jessie? You hurt?” I was crying, but I wasn’t hurt, and I answered as such. She called back: “Then get up and get back on that pony.” Thus instilling irrepressible tenacity in a 4-year old. 17 years later, I bounce off of the ground and back into the saddle, regardless of whatever damage has been done.

At 9 years old, I fell in love with a handsome young horse named Joey. We had many adventures together, but he was soon retired, too soon due to a horrible little thing called Equine Navicular Syndrome. Without going into too much detail, ENS is an awful progressive degenerative disease of a tiny bone in the horse’s hooves. At 4 years old, seeing my mom save my pony, I decided then that I would save lives, too. But when Joey’s career ended so prematurely, I knew that I would be an equine vet. Without a doubt, I would devote my life to saving horses and their little girls from experiencing the same thing as Joey and I. I have not wavered in this. On a lighter note, I have 6 horses of my own: Joey and Pretty Boy of course; my colt, Lightning; my projects, Smokey and Pixie, and my best friend, Lyla. I share 2 with my mom: Rooger and Mr. Ed, and she claims the rest of the herd: Ginger, Dusty, Ms. Kitty, Twister, Huntress, Who, Belle, Bug, and Chicklet. My life is horses. They are everything. In the few, rare moments I spend away from them, I enjoy singing, writing, reading, going to Wal-Mart with my human friends, playing with my dogs, and making hot chocolate.

I received a degree in accounting from the University of Cajamarca, Peru in 1985. I began working with Dr. Julieta Gonzalez when she owned Awesome Care Veterinary and Laser Center. After she passed away, I continued working here because I love my job. The confidence the doctor gives me helps me do my job well. I love taking care of animals. I love all of my co-workers and the clients. I also like to speak in Spanish to all of the dogs. When I am not working I like to cook. I have three children. My oldest, Lucia, graduated from UCO in December 2016 and my younger two are currently attending OU. I am very proud of my children and thankful to watch them accomplish the many things I wished for them.